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ACCC Clears CKI's Bid for APA Group, but FIRB Remains the Major Hurdle

As we had anticipated, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, or ACCC, will not oppose the takeover of narrow-moat APA Group by Cheung Kong Infrastructure, or CKI. However, the bid's major hurdle still looms in the Foreign Investment Review Board. We do not expect that FIRB will approve the takeover and we retain our fair value estimate of AUD 8.30, which is based on the firm's value as a stand-alone business. Last trading at AUD 9.91, shares in APA remain overvalued.
APA's gas tran...
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APA Group

APA Group's principal activities are the ownership and operation of energy infrastructure assets and businesses, including energy infrastructure, primarily gas transmission businesses located across Australia; asset management and operations services for the majority of Co.'s energy investments and for third parties; and energy investments in listed and unlisted entities. Co. comprises the following reportable segments: Energy Infrastructure, Asset Management, and Energy Investments.

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Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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